Lake County Gazette

Administrators in Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 earn an average of $130,668 per year, ranking 129th in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

The average salary in the district in 2022 is 1.7% lower than in 2021 and 1.4% more than in 2020. District administrators make 12.5% more than the state average of $116,166.

Administrator salaries depend on the district’s size, location, and resources, as well as the individual’s level of experience and education, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 enrolled 2,474 students in 2021-22. There is an average of 134 students for every administrator, compared to a statewide ratio of 147 to 1.

Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Buffalo Grove.

District information was gathered from the Illinois Report Card.

As of 2020, 85 percent of school districts documented that the teacher shortage was a “major” or “minor” problem.

According to the 2021 Illinois Educator Shortage Survey, 88% of the 663 school districts that participated reported having trouble locating instructors and substitute teachers.

The Illinois State Board of Education reports that in 2022, there were more than 5,300 unfilled positions. According to school districts that responded to a 2022 IARSS survey, 68% reported fewer teacher applications than in 2021, and 45% of districts said the shortage was worse than last year.

State Rank	Year	Average salary	Student-to-administrator ratio
129	2022	$130,668	134-to-1
98	2021	$132,933	138-to-1
108	2020	$128,907	150-to-1
115	2019	$126,525	149-to-1
100	2018	$126,153	164-to-1
102	2017	$124,354	162-to-1
64	2016	$129,579	157-to-1
77	2015	$125,382	151-to-1
137	2014	$112,885	159-to-1
67	2013	$125,796	156-to-1